tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-55610192345772412182024-03-21T05:59:16.323+05:30Our Heritage RevisitedA glimpse into ancient Indian textsAnju Sahahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06590263201040729228noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5561019234577241218.post-21276346852587164222018-01-08T19:57:00.002+05:302018-01-08T20:13:14.262+05:30Hanuman garhi in Naimisharanya. And Mishrikh, both near Lucknow<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Hanuman garhi in Naimisharanya: Ahiravan (the younger brother of Ravan) had captured Ramchandraji and Lakshman in Lanka and taken them to paatal (the nether regions). Hanuman saved them and carried them out, at this place. The murti of Hanumanji here is huge - say about 15 feet high and is in a standing pose. There is also a small murti of Makardhwaj - son of Hanuman, born of his perspiration (which fell into the mouth of a fish), when returning from Lanka. Incidentally, we also have two other Hanuman garhi - one in Allahabad (which has a lying down pose) and another in Ayodhya.<br />
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As mentioned in an earlier post, Ved Vyas wrote the 18 Maha Purans, the Mahabharat besides compiling the four Veds. His disciple Lomaharshan passed on this knowledge to his son Ugrashrav <span style="color: #545454; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">(उग्रश्रव),</span> also known as Sut ji Naimisharanya has the Sut gaddi (seat of Sut) where Sut ji narrated all the purans to the 88,000 rishis - Shaunak and other rishis - generally referred to as Shaunakadi or Shaunak etc.</div>
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Naimisharanya which finds a mention perhaps in all the Purans, also has a small temple dedicated to the five Pandavs who had passed by here.</div>
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Mishrikh : This place is some distance away and requires a small detour on the Lucknow Road. Here rishi Dadichi donated his bones. As per Brahma Vaivart Puran, the gods once fought with the demons and managed to defeat them. After the war rishi Dadhichi agreed to keep their weapons in his ashram (considered a safe place). The weapons began to lose their luster with time, Dadhichi washed them, drank the water and so absorbed their energy; the weapons gradually faded away. When the gods finally came to claim their weapons Dadhichi offered his bones for making weapons. Before that, he took a dip in the kund which was a collection of holy waters from several pilgrimage sites. This spot has got its name from ‘mishrith’ meaning mixed.<br />
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The weapons made were Arjun’s Gandiv, the ‘Pinak’ which Ramji broke at Sita’s swayamvar, the ‘Sharang’ which is with Vishnu ji, and the fourth ‘Vajra’ with Indra.<br />
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Anju Sahahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06590263201040729228noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5561019234577241218.post-50345659072557228072017-12-26T15:42:00.001+05:302018-01-08T19:30:17.398+05:30Vyas Gaddi at Naimisharanya near Lucknow<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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An important site in Naimisharanya is Vyas Gaddi - the seat of Ved Vyas or Krishna Dwapayan (in the present yug). It was at this spot that the words of Brahma ji, as heard by various rishis, were compiled into the four Veds by Ved Vyas. He also composed the 18 Mahapurans and the Mahabharat.<br />
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Next to this is the temple where Satyanarayanji ki katha was said for the first time and where the 88000 rishis (Shaunakadi - Shaunak etc.) performed the yagyas. The havan kund is very big and is asthkond - a big centre with eight petals.<br />
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The Sam Ved was narrated by Vyas ji to his disciple Jaimini under a banyan tree. The Banyan tree seen here is over 5000 years old. All the Purans were also narrated here by Sut ji, the disciple of Ved Vyas to Shaunak etc. (Temple dedicated to Sut ji is at a small distance away).</div>
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Swayambhu Manu and Satrupa performed tapsaya for 23000 years here to ask for the boon of a son like Narayan. And it was here that Narayan gave them darshan and promised them that he would be born as their own son - the temple here is calm and peaceful. And so took place the birth of Ramchandraji as the son of Dasrath and Kaushalya.</div>
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In the same premises is also a temple with all the 12 jyotirlings.<br />
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At the Swaran Khamb mandir of Sri Vishnu (Devaraj Swamy), every mango tree is believed to have sprouted out of each Rishi samadhi. That is the reason that we use mango leaf to add ghee into hawan, as only rishi is qualified to offer anything into hawan, mango leaf is as sacred as our ancient rishi.</div>
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Another important Mandir in Naimisharanya is that of Lalita Devi. When Shiv ji carried the body of Sati, one of the body parts fell here. Some distance away is Hanuman Gadhi - the spot were Hnauman brought out Ram and Lakshman from paatal after defeating Ahiravan, Ravan's younger brother.</div>
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This is post three on Naimisharanya. The final one will be on Hanumangarhi and on Mishrik / Dadichi.</div>
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Anju Sahahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06590263201040729228noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5561019234577241218.post-2394190104742382632017-12-22T10:05:00.001+05:302017-12-22T10:08:55.837+05:30Chakra Teerth, Naimisharanya near Lucknow<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Chakra Teerth: The central point of Naimisharanya is the Chakra Teerth. The story in Shiv Puran goes that the devtas once went to Brahma ji and asked him for a spot on earth which would give bhakti and mukti. Brahma ji created a mind-born (manomaya) chakra and released it. The circumference (naimi) of this chakra landed (sheerna) in this forest (aranya), the axle pierced the ground and provides a never-ending source of water. Brahma ji said that this place will never have the impact of kaliyug;the spot is said to be continuing since Satyug.</div>
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The wall seen here is said to be 40 ft deep and constructed by the British. The water, which never dries, is very deep; any overflow flows into the Gomti nearby. The water outside the circle is not very deep - only about waist high - and is quite clean, work to re-lay the steps is presently going on. A dip in the Chakra Teerth is considered very auspicious. Puja for the pitrs (ancestors) is done here, its importance here said to be comparable to Gaya in Bihar.</div>
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Anju Sahahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06590263201040729228noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5561019234577241218.post-25340147387949006482017-12-19T23:49:00.000+05:302017-12-19T23:49:54.759+05:30Naimisharanya : Where Ved Vyas is said to have written the Mahabharat and the Purans<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Naimisharanya, or Neemsar, is a not-so-well-known teerth spot less than 100 km away from Lucknow. Though many people have not heard of it, those in that area say it is the single teerth that is more important than all other teerths in India. It is the place where several important occurrences in Hindu religion have taken place starting from Satya yug (being the first ever pilgrimage site on earth) with perhaps the latest being the last travel of the Pandavs and Draupadi. In <span class="text_exposed_show" style="display: inline; font-family: inherit;">fact, on a visit, it felt so comfortable and personal, as it has been the site of so very many of our often heard tales and mentioned in our ancient books.</span></div>
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It has the Chakra teerth – the place marked by Brahma which will never have Kaal visiting, the spot of Swayambhu Manu and Satrupa’s tap and Narayan’s boon to them, narration by Luv Kush, where Hanuman brought out Ram and Lakshman from paatal, Vyas Gaddi where all the Purans and Mahabharat were written etc. etc. etc.. Some other important rishis / occurences are Lomesh /Lomaharshan, Ugrashrava (Sut ji) and his narration of the purans to Shanaukadi (Shaunak etc. -88,000 rishis), Markandeya, Narad ji, Ved Vyas (Krishna Dwaipayan)</div>
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The road is very good and the drive comfortable – once away from the hustle of Lucknow it takes approx. an hour. Basic amenities are available and all places can be seen on a day’s trip. A visit is strongly recommended.</div>
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The large number of temples and holy spots in the area will be covered in separate posts on this page alongwith the tales about it.This is post one on Naimisharanya.</div>
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Anju Sahahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06590263201040729228noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5561019234577241218.post-84438141471794300272016-02-14T11:17:00.003+05:302016-02-14T11:24:01.557+05:30<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="color: #141823; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.5pt;">The cover of the
book is a collage of various ideas and experiences related to the topic. The
pictures below reflect the “guru shishya parampara” (</span><span style="color: #141823; font-family: Mangal; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: Mangal; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.5pt;">गुरु</span><span style="color: #141823; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.5pt;"> </span><span style="color: #141823; font-family: Mangal; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: Mangal; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.5pt;">शिष्य</span><span style="color: #141823; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.5pt;"> </span><span style="color: #141823; font-family: Mangal; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: Mangal; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.5pt;">परम्परा</span><span style="color: #141823; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.5pt;">) in our culture. All knowledge is said to be learnt
by the shishya or student from a guru or teacher, which has then to be absorbed
by deep meditation and thought. The word Upanishad too means to be seated at
the feet of a guru to receive teaching. Our ancient texts are generally in the
form of dialogues / expla<span class="textexposedshow">nations between a guru and
a shishya, or sometimes as a discourse between two rishis one of whom is the
giver and the other a recipient of knowledge.</span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #141823; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.5pt;">Thus the Bhagwad
Gita is Krishna’s teachings to Arjun, narrated by the charioteer Sanjay to King
Dhritrashtra. The Upanishads have a similar approach - the Kath Upanishad is
Yam’s teachings to Nachiketa, the Prashna Upanishad is rishi Pippalad
explaining to six disciples etc. The Mundak Upanishad has the conversation
between the Angiras and Shaunak (representing the householder or the
student-rishi).Then the Yog Vashisht is the teachings of rishi Vashisht to Sri
Ram when the latter was young, but presented in the form of narrations and
conversations between other guru/shishyas.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #141823; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.5pt;">Amongst
the later Smriti texts, the author is telling us (the reader) but again through
narrations - usually several of the commentaries running parallel.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #141823; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.5pt;">The
Ramcharitmanas has three discussions interspersed – Shiv to Parvati,
Yagyavalkya to Bharadwaj and Kakbhushandi (a sage in the form of a crow) to
Garud (an eagle and Vishnu’s vehicle). The Mahabharat is narrated by
Ugrashravas (</span><span style="color: #141823; font-family: Mangal; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: Mangal; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.5pt;">उग्रश्रवस</span><span style="color: #141823; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.5pt;">) to Shaunak (</span><span style="color: #141823; font-family: Mangal; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: Mangal; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.5pt;">शौनक</span><span style="color: #141823; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.5pt;">) in Naimisharanya
(</span><span style="color: #141823; font-family: Mangal; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: Mangal; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.5pt;">नैमिषारण्य</span><span style="color: #141823; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.5pt;">), a forest well-known in our culture as being the
venue for several discourses. Within this, is the narration of the Bharat kings
by the rishi Vaishampayan to the Kaurav King Janamejaya, as also the narration
of the Bhagwad Gita. In the Bhagwat Puran too, several discourses run
simultaneously : Sut ji to Shaunakadi (Shaunak etc. as disciples) again in
Naimisharanya, then by Sanakadi (Sanak etc. - Brahma’s sons) to Narad, Maitreya
to Vidur and Shukhdev (the son of Ved Vyas) to Parikshit, the grandson of
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Anju Sahahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06590263201040729228noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5561019234577241218.post-24730355859281363082015-08-22T08:53:00.000+05:302015-08-22T09:09:41.533+05:30Rituals and Mantras in our Hindu religion<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;">Our Hindu ancient books are generally not taught in any schools, perhaps for fear of being bandied anti-secular. And they are not formally read at home either - they are too tough or too long or ... And yet, almost all Hindus know of the Ramayan and the Mahabharat and have read tales of it. The stories are so interesting and enticing and there are so very many of them. So they are widely covered in the comic books - Amar Chitra Katha to name one series. And then we have the huge coverage on television. And some extracts of these in various other forms.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;">But come to the mantras chanted in our prayers, and the source changes - these are from various parts of the Veds (Vedas). Thus the <i>Gayatri</i> mantra and the <i>Mahamritunjay</i> mantra are both from the Sanhita of the Rig Ved. Prayers like "<i>Asto Maa Sadagamaya", "Om Purnamidah"</i> etc. are from the Upanishads. Our National motto "Satyamev Jayate" is from the Upanishads. And of course the huge importance that we give to "OM" is from the Upanishads. The first I have read about reincarnation, departure after life either to heaven or the attaining of <i>moksh</i> are also in the Upanishads.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;">But come to rituals - they are followed so very differently in various parts of the country, in various sects or even in families. How come? Where do rituals come from? My research when writing my book did not go in this direction except to indicate that rituals are elaborated in the Brahman portions of the Veds. And yet the little I have read of the Brahmans does not elaborate on rituals. But they did lead to one very interesting piece of knowledge that I did not have earlier - that of the Agams (agamas).</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;">My daughter read the draft on the Shruti texts and asked a basic question - the mantra portion of the Veds have the various gods of Nature but not the Trinity. The Upanishads all talk of one Supreme God - Brahm. And then suddenly the Purans have Brahma, Vishnu Mahesh. How come?</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;">All my efforts have not come up with an answer which is satisfactory to me. The Agams, which are also considered Shruti texts, are ancient and closest to our present rituals. But they are in Granthi - an old form of Tamil. So how do we account for the rituals practiced in the North. Also the concepts of Yantra have not really percolated to us.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;">Even today, Agamic literature is not really available in English or Hindi. Efforts are on in Pondicherry and France to collect the old texts and to translate the Agams into Sanskrit and French.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;">Does anyone have more ideas on this matter?</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;">But if you want a quick and simple read of which are the classes of our Hindu texts and what is the difference between them, read my book <a href="http://www.amazon.in/dp/B00YF1DOGM">"Our Heritage Revisited : A glimpse into ancient Indian texts"</a>. If your knowledge of these is rather basic, I promise you will be astounded at the variety and depth we have in our literature. Reviews and comments on it can be seen here <a href="https://www.facebook.com/ourheritagerevisited">https://www.facebook.com/ourheritagerevisited</a>.</span><br />
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Anju Sahahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06590263201040729228noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5561019234577241218.post-85640619007689531692015-08-20T22:40:00.003+05:302015-08-21T21:44:03.682+05:30Our Heritage Revisited : Reviews and comments on facebook<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Anju Sahahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06590263201040729228noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5561019234577241218.post-42441643835442423922015-08-09T09:34:00.000+05:302015-08-09T09:34:34.501+05:30Our Heritage Revisited - Reviewed in Hindustan Times<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span class="s1"></span>Yesterday's edition of HT City - of Delhi, Gurgaon and Chandigarh, has carried this review of my <a href="http://www.amazon.in/dp/B00YF1DOGM">book</a></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 14.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">My book is in the nature of a primer, an introduction to our amazing
ancient Hindu scriptures, covering a span of about 2000 years in just 66
pages.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Of necessity, therefore, the book
had to restrict information on the individual texts to the barest minimum. I
thought, through this blog, I would elaborate some more on the basic
information of our books. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 14.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">I start with the Bhagvad Gita. It is the dialogue between Arjun and
Krishna in a situation where the warrior Arjun throws down his arms, dejected
at the thought of the ensuing war with his relatives and respected elders on
the other side. The book, in Sanskrit verses, has eighteen <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">adhyayas</i> or chapters.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 14.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">The first <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">adhyaya</i> is called ‘<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Vishad
Yog</i></b>” (</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Mangal; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Mangal; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">विषाद</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 14.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"> </span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Mangal; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Mangal; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">योग)</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 14.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">. <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Vishad</i>
here means despondency. It starts with the blind King Dhitrarashtra asking his
charioteer and advisor, Sanjay (who has been given divine vision and hearing)
to narrate what is happening in the far-away battlefield of Kurushetra. The
entire Bhagvad Gita is Sanjay’s narration before the start of the war.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 14.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">The Kaurav prince Duryodhan, the eldest of the hundred sons of
Dhitrarashtra, accompanied by Dronacharya, the guru or teacher of the princes
of both sides, surveys the army of his opponents - the Pandavs (his cousins). <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It is a mighty army with several brave and
strong warriors led by Arjun, the third son and an archer par excellence, accompanied
by the second son, the mighty Bheem. Duryodhan<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>is confident of victory when he compares them with the might and valour
of his own army, which includes the patriarch Bhishma. There is a fearsome
sound as the leaders of all the armies blow their conch shells before the start
of the war.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 14.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">Arjun requests his charioteer Krishna, the eighth incarnation of God
Vishnu, to drive to the middle of the battlefield so he too can take stock. He is
dismayed on seeing all his near and dear on the other side – his guru, his
respected elders, close relatives and even dear youngsters, his in-laws,
friends and others close to his heart. And so starts his dismay, confusion, worry,
apprehension and anxiety – how can he possibly fight against them and kill them
– his own family? <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 14.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">He tells Krishna, that not for the three worlds would he embark on a
journey that can only be considered sinful, and here at stake is only a part of
the earth. Such a course would doom his entire kin. The other side had not
thought of the unpardonable crimes that would be committed by this war, but
that could be no reason for they themselves not to see this. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Anju Sahahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06590263201040729228noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5561019234577241218.post-978168900926844262015-08-04T13:20:00.000+05:302015-08-04T13:20:01.871+05:30"Our Heritage Revisited" reviewed<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri;">I had found some reviewers on the Net, obviously
persons I do not know, and had asked them to review my book <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">“Our Heritage Revisited “ A glimpse into
ancient Indian scriptures”</i>. The first one sent back this message after
reading the book:<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<i><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri;">"Anju a work very well done
seriously!</span></i><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<i><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri;">Hats off to you for this one :)"</span></i><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri;">The full review has appeared in the August issue
of their e-zine and can be read at <a href="http://www.writersezine.com/2015/08/book-review-i.html#more">http://www.writersezine.com/2015/08/book-review-i.html#more</a>.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri;">And the author’s interview is at <a href="http://www.writersezine.com/2015/08/author-interview-i.html#more">http://www.writersezine.com/2015/08/author-interview-i.html#more</a>.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri;">The review has been done by Namrata whose website
is <a href="http://www.privytrifles.com/">http://www.privytrifles.com/ </a>.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Many thanks, Namrata, not only for reading my
book and publishing the review, but also for your various mails to me,
repeatedly endorsing your view that you have really liked my book<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Anju Sahahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06590263201040729228noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5561019234577241218.post-19109687182650680712015-07-29T10:20:00.001+05:302015-08-24T07:52:50.915+05:30Distortion of Indian words due to their spelling in English<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="color: black; font-family: Cambria; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">A reader, after reading my book<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="http://www.amazon.in/dp/B00YF1DOGM">Our Heritage Revisited : A glimpse
into ancient Indian Texts</a> has raised the point about the right /
recommended way of mentioning Sanskrit words. He said that generally
Vedas, Puranas, Moksha, Karma are used but, in the book it was Ved, Puran,
Moksh, Karm which may sound correct in spoken Hindi, but is not commonly seen
in texts. And in Sanskrit, usually the words are spoken with vowel at the
end so, he thought, the words ending in 'a' may be closer to the original
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<span style="color: black; font-family: Cambria; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">His point was genuine - I do feel that in spellings, the matter is
debatable. Hanuman ends with a<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><i>halant</i><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>and hence never becomes Hanumana. If
it had, instead of giving it the sound of the whole consonant 'n', we would
have added the 'aa'<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><i>maatra</i><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>on our own and pronounced it as
Hanumanaa the way we have started saying Ramaa.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: Cambria; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Let me try and explain, using some examples, why I have preferred
different spellings in my book. Take Dharm or Dharma. The latter spelling is
right, if you consider the first 'a' in 'Dha'. But by spelling the word as
'Dharma' the pronunciation has become 'Dharmaa' which is incorrect. </span><br />
<span style="color: black; font-family: Cambria; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><br /></span>
<span style="color: black; font-family: Cambria; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Now let us
take what I consider a good example. The word in Sanskrit is<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span></span><span style="color: black; font-family: Mangal; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Mangal;">पुराण</span><span style="color: black; font-family: Cambria; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">. Using the IAST style, the
correct spelling is <span style="font-size: large;">purāṇa</span>. Here notice the diacritical mark above
the first ‘a’ but not above the second (thereby clearly indicating that each 'a' has a different pronunciation), and notice the mark below ‘n’. If these marks are omitted, which is frequently seen these days, the spelling becomes ‘purana’ and
the pronunciation distorted to<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span></span><span style="color: black; font-family: Mangal; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Mangal;">पुराना</span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="color: black; font-family: Cambria; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"> </span></span><span style="color: black; font-family: Cambria; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">or ‘<span style="font-size: large;">purānā</span>’ - since both "a" have the same pronunciation, both now would have the mark above in this pronunciation, and the sound of 'n' has also changed. Similar distortions
take place due to the absence of the diacritical marks (the dot below the ‘s’)
in Shiv and Vishnu etc.</span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: Cambria; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Another recognised style of writing the words in English is the
ITRANs transliteration where a different sort of difficulty is faced. Here
again Veda is correct but Garud Puran becomes garuDapuraaNa, Smriti becomes
smRRiti, Vedang is vedaaN^ga, Krishna is kRRiShNa.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: Cambria; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">So IAST spellings distort pronunciation, unless diacritical marks
are ensured. And ITRANs does not make for smooth reading. Both thus had their own
issues. I preferred to keep it simple for the reader and as close to the Indian
pronunciation as possible and so gave the Hindi/Sanskrit words alongside.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Incidentally, on International Yoga Day, on TV, I heard David Frawley, whose
pronunciation was good. I also heard an Indian expert who used the more common
spelling 'asanas' to pronounce the word as 'asanaas".<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: Cambria; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">How much can we
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Many of us remember poetry, equations, values, quotes etc. especially in our student days. Some are forgotten as we go along in life as they are not really needed and are not refreshed in our mind. Some, for no apparent reason, stick on for decades, and can be recited instantly - perhaps even when we are asleep.<br />
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But collective memory? We have the National Anthem of our country which we all remember - exactly as it is sung. We remember the words and the tune. Take a group of random people of the country and they will be able to sing the National Anthem quite easily. Then we have songs that we love. In India especially, songs from movies are remembered even after generations. But that is an individual effort. </div>
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Ever thought that if an attempt was made to learn, by rote, say a whole chapter - could it be done successfully? And for what length of time can this memory last - absolutely accurately? And what if this had to be done when the written text was not available? Think please. Seems well near impossible doesn't it?</div>
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Well it can be done and has been done. Several texts - the Rig Ved (or Rig Veda as it is more commonly known) has several parts - the first of which is known as the Sanhita (Samhita). I downloaded it and it ran into approx. 600 A4 size print pages This was composed by various sages, easily at least 3000 years ago, well before the written word was available. And this (alongwith other texts) was passed down, through sheer memory alone by various schools over at least a thousand years. Ultimate collation found no (significant) difference over what was recited by the various schools. Incredible isn't it? UNESCO too has recognised this tradition of Vedic chant a Masterpiece of the Oral and Intangible Heritage of Humanity.</div>
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India is home to a lot which seems unbelievable, yet is true. Incredible India!.</div>
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I have given more details in my book <a href="http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00YF1DOGM">Our Heritage Revisited : A glimpse into ancient Indian texts</a></div>
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Anju Sahahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06590263201040729228noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5561019234577241218.post-71712508946972896592015-07-12T11:33:00.001+05:302015-07-12T11:58:43.431+05:30About Me<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
Hallo,<br />
I am Anju Saha based in India. My present claim to fame - yes I do hope that also comes in some time - is that I have written a book "Our Heritage Revisited : A glimpse into ancient Indian texts". And self-published it.<br />
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I am sooooo excited today - I found a link to my book at a store in Sweden!<br />
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And so I thought I would start a blog, which would be on my book and my experiences regarding it.<br />
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But in case you want to go ahead, some posts about ISBN and Kindle and Createspace are already up on another blog of mine - have a look - <a href="http://sahaas.blogspot.in/">Voice of an Indian Citizen</a></div>
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